Objections to Investment Promotion Board recommendation to convert Capao (Vanxim) land as settlement zone to set up 5 star hotel and villas by Ozone Leisure and Resort Pvt Ltd

11th April 2016

To, 
The Governor of Goa,
Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula, Goa,

To,
The Chief Minister and the President, 
Investment Promotion & Facilitation Board, (IPB – Goa), Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa

Subject: Objections to Investment Promotion Board recommendation to convert Capao (Vanxim) land as settlement zone to set up 5 star hotel and villas by Ozone Leisure and Resort Pvt Ltd.

Madam/ Sir,

We have come to know from the letter dated 22/12/2015 with reference no. 13/2015/Goa-IPB/55/134 that Investment Promotion Board has recommended conversion of 82,595 sq.mts of orchard land in Vanxim (Capao), St. Mathias village Panchayat  in Tiswadi as settlement zone granting in-principle approval to the project of Ozone Leisure and Resort Pvt Ltd consisting of 5 Star Hotel and Villa Estate Development.

We write to object the same on following grounds: 

1. The entire island is CRZ area and No development Zone. Besides island has Khazan land as well as low lying Paddy fields. Section 8 (iv) of the Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014 placed restriction on Board recommending Coastal Regulation Zone Areas for setting up of projects under this Act. 

2. Investment Promotion Board has never conducted site inspection to verify the nature of land in Vanxim. Vanxim is an island in Mandovi River and CRZ regulations are applicable on all sides. Besides it is also low lying area with biologically active mud flats, Khazan land, thick mangroves which cannot be touched by law including sluice gates. 

3. The transfer of occupancy rights from Santa Monica of Old Goa to Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd are fraud as it is effected with cases against tenants for condonation of delay in Deputy Collectors’ office in Panjim when deputy collector has no powers to entertain such cases. The powers rests with Administrative Tribunal and hence entire occupancy rights in favor of Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd is void. We have called for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against the two former deputy collectors involved in this scam namely Shabaji Shetye and Sanjeev Desai. Everybody wants to know why CBI is not investigating after knowing that it is a fraud. Is this what BJP government is meant by zero tolerance to corruption?

4. Investment Promotion Board is outsourcing of cabinet powers to private entities under Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014. This law overrides Panchayati Raj Act, TCP Act as well as Land Revenue Code and Regional Plan besides making mockery of the democratic system. Through this law democracy has been replaced with dictatorship. The elected representatives who supported this law have either not applied their minds or willfully betrayed their voters. The transfer of powers of Cabinet to the private actors spread out all over the country and beyond is unacceptable, as the People living in Vanxim knows what hardships they went through right from their childhood till date and we don’t want anyone to take advantage of our people. We do not support this law and it must be repealed with immediate effect. We urge you to reject the Investment Promotion Board recommendation for land conversions in Vanxim.

5. The decision of the Investment Promotion Board to bully Town Country Planning Department into getting ecologically sensitive areas of Vanxim is motivated by high level of political interference and we have already called for CBI probe into these links involving Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, His secretary Krishnamurthy and Krishnamurthy’s wife Sejla Chawla Krishnamurthy who is Deputy General Manager at Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd. We have already called for CBI investigations into this nexus reported by Prime TV Channel in Goa.

6. Occupancy rights on tenanted land in Vanxim (Capao) have been transferred to Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd by Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao via Mahendra Gaunekar violating Tenancy law and Canon law by selling land without informing tenants. The tenants and the People of Vanxim were not aware and were never informed that the Agreement to Sale signed in 1999 and sale deed was registered in 2006. Only after four years of the registration of the sale deed Vanxim People came to know about the same when some people from Vanxim were taken to Bicholim and made to put their thumb on documents and offered cash. These people who put their thumb did not know to read and write. So total manipulation and fraudulency involved. Few from amongst those who knew to read and write asked for documents and then the entire game plan was revealed followed by which we went in for RTIs and got all details. We have called for CBI investigations into this aspect too.

7. There has been opposition to this project at Malar Panchayat Gram Sabhas as well as Town and Country Planning office. Now Investment Promotion Board decision on Vanxim is a coup-d’état against every democratic institution on ground and complete insult to these institutions. Democracy has been replaced with Dictatorship and Goa has been converted into Colony open for abuse. The political consequences of Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014 is loot and plunder of Goa’s land, and Jurisprudential value of this Act can best be compared to an assembly of thieves gathering in the middle of the city hall and proclaiming their decree. It is unfortunate that Constitutional authority – Governor of Goa – has given assent to this to make it a law. 

8. Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014 is direct violation of not only Article 48-A and Article 51 –A (g) but also of Article 21(Right to life) of the Indian Constitution. Supreme Court relying on Article 21 declared in M.C. Mehta V/s Union of India (1987) that life; public health and ecology have priority over unemployment and loss of revenue. 

9. In M.C.Mehta V/s Union of India (1997) the Supreme Court of India has enunciated the doctrine of “Public Trust”, based on the legal theory of the Roman Empire. The idea of this theory is that certain common properties such as rivers, sea shores, forests, and the air were held by the Government in trusteeship for the free and unimpeded use of the general public. The resources like air, sea, waters and forests have such a great importance to the people as a whole, that it would be totally unjustified to make them a subject of private ownership. The concept “environment” bears a very close relationship with this doctrine. The doctrine enjoins upon the resources for the enjoyment of the general public, rather to permit their use for private ownership or commercial purposes. Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014 is precise infringement of this Public Trust Doctrine as right to life.

10. Investment Promotion Act 2014 is direct contravention of directive principle of State policy under Article 48-A of the Indian constitution that states as “Protection and improvement of Environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life - The State shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.

11. Further under Article 51-A (g) it is a fundamental duty of every citizen of India “to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.” In exercise of our duty under Article 51-A (g) we call upon you to reject any proposal to of converting land in Vanxim Island as settlement zone for construction of luxury villas, 5 star hotel, resort and Golf course. 

12. There are serious civil law and canon law frauds involved in the manner in which Vanxim has been sold. For further details visit the link below:

www.bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2015/12/civil-and-canon-law-fraud-canon-law-fraud-commited-by.html

We call upon you to pay serious attention to the objections above and reject any proposal for land conversions in Vanxim into Settlement Zone under recommendation from Investment Promotion Board. Hence and therefore such a project which is a disaster for the people of Vanxim and in no way is a development; must neither be permitted nor allowed.

You are therefore urged to take note of the above objections and issue following directions:-

1. Immediately revoke in-principle approval granted for setting up of a 5 Star Resort & Villa Estate Development at Village Capao (Vanxim), St. Mathias, Tiswadi.

2. To withdraw and cancel recommendation to the Government to grant the project ‘Investment Promotion Area’ status.

3. Stop and cancel conversion of the property from Orchard to Settlement Zone to the extend of 82595 sqm.

4. To cancel recommendations to the concerned authorities / Departments of the State Government for the approval of change of use of land from Orchard to Settlement to the extend of 82595 sqm. No CRZ clearance be granted for this project.

5. Direction be issued towards declaring land titles in favour of Ozone Leisure and Resorts Private Limited on Capao island (Vanxim) as null and void and restitution initiated to restore the rights of tenants deleted by foul play. 

6. Stop facilitating to get permissions for this project from various authorities/ departments of State and Central government.

7. Withdraw recommendation to the Electricity department to release power load of 2000KVA and Public Works Department to release water requirement of 230KLD to the said unit.

8. Block recommendation to concerned authorities / Departments of the State Government and Central Government to grant the necessary permissions / clearances for the said project proposal. 

We wish to place on record that the decisions of Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board to include Capao Island (Vanxim) under the purview of Investment Promotion Board are festered with several ethical wrongs and inherent damage to democratic polity. The entire process followed is not only unethical but also politically undermining democracy. 

Sao Mathias Panchayat, Malar and Cumbharjua MLA has ceased to protect public interest as they have not even protested inclusion of Capao (Vanxim) Island under the purview of Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014. Everybody in the villages of Vanxim, Divar and Malar are aware that the above has been gagged and silenced with bribes in cash and kind.

Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao has caused great damage to the People of Vanxim which he has to pay for. We have already filed complaint against him with the representative of Pope Francis in India, Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio and investigations are on. The copy of this letter is available at the links below:

http://www.bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2016/03/vatican-embassy-in-india-petitioned-on.html

This is very dangerous trend and Bharat Mukti Morcha calls for immediate exclusion of Capao Island (Vanxim) from the purview of Investment Promotion Board, dissolve Investment Promotion Board and Repeal Goa Investment Promotion Act 2014.

Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
          Sd/-
Maggie Silveira
President, Goa Unit

Copy to:

1. Minister for Industries, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
2. The Principal Secretary (Industries), Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
3. The Under Secretary (Industries), Industries Department, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa 
4. The Director, Directorate of Industries, Trade & Commerce, Government of Goa, Udyog Bhavan, Panaji, Goa
5. The Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, Paryatan Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa
6. The Chief Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Depart, Patto, Panaji, Goa
7. The Dy. Collector & SDO, Tiswadi, Goa
8. The Chief Electrical Engineer, Electricity Department, Panaji, Goa
9. The Principal Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Altinho, Panaji, Goa
10. The Member Secretary, Goa State Pollution Control Board, 1st Floor, Dempo Tower, Patto, Panaji, Goa
11. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Porvorim, Goa
12. The Member Secretary, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority, 3rd Floor, Dempo Tower, Patto, Panaji, Goa 
13. The Chief Executive Director, Investment Promotion & Facilitation Board (IPB – Goa), Cabin no. 20, Ground Floor, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa

Water sports in Zuari troubles traditional fishing

Date: 08^th February 2016

To,

The Captain of Ports,

Government of Goa

Panjim, Goa.

Sub: Your letter dated 14/01/2016 with reference no. B 14022/331 calling for personal hearing on Police Report on permission to Officials of Hotel Grand Hyatt to carry on water sports activities.

Sir,

With regard to above mentioned letter kindly note the following:

1.    We appreciate your efforts at personal hearing. Thank you for the same.

2.    Our joint complaint to you and Secretary and commissioner (Ports) dated 26/11/2015 was joint complaint from me and all those who signed but invitation was only for me.

3.    Personal hearing therefore we urge your to carry on jointly with all the affected fishermen from the villages of Siridao, Bambolim, Nauxim, Cacra and Odxel as all these are affected negatively with said water sports activities.

4.    I did not come for the hearing on the date that was mentioned i.e.04/02/2016 at 11.00 hours as it was only for me and all the affected fishermen are excluded from your scheme of things. Nor did I think it fit to come along with the fishermen to your office for the risk of you considering them as unwanted guests in your office that might have led to commotion.

5.    You are therefore requested to expand the invitation to the affected people and accordingly fix time and date, and inform us two weeks in advance for the Hearing. We will come with full preparation to co-operate with your office.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

       Sd/-

Maggie Silveira

(President)

Letter to CBI on Vanxim scam

Date: 01^st February 2016

To,

The Director/ In-charge,

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Bambolim, Goa

Terms of references : Investigations into layers of corruption in Vanxim, Goa

Sir/Madam,

It has come to our notice that there has been very high level of layers of corruption in Vanxim land deal in Tiswadi, Goa involving Goa Archbishop and various offices of Goa Government. We list them out for your information for further investigation, gathering of evidence and prosecution of those involved in this scam.

Bharat Mukti Morcha calls for CBI probe on below counts:

1.    Whereabouts of black money generated through sale of Santa Monical land at Vanxim to Mahendra Gaunekar by Diocesan Procurator Fr. Arlino D’mello on behalf of Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao at the rate of 6 rupees and 20 rupees violating Civil law regulating tenancy as well as Cannon Law regulating Church properties on February 11, 2006. People of Goa has a duty as well as right to know as to the depth of these underground operations taking place in Bishop’s House in Panjim. Vanxim people intending to purchase the land are told to pay at the rate of Rs.1350/- per square meter while Vanxim land was sold to Gaunekar at the rate of Rs. 6/- and Rs. 20/-. This land belongs to the Santa Monica Convent, Old Goa that was vested with land titles by various people over the past few centuries. These lands that were given to the Church was with certain obligations to be fulfilled by the Church. The inventory of the land gifted to Santa Monica be examined to find out as to who gave Vanxim to Santa Monica and for what purpose. Archbishop Ferrao sold 4,85,275 square meters of land claiming to be at the rate of Rs.20/-. At this rate total amount comes to Rs.97,05,150/-. Sale deed however shows that Archbishop received Rs. 55,04,150/-. When Archbishop was questioned on this he had no answers and put his head down. This is total fraud of accounts on the sale deed.

2.    Probe into the political nexus involving Ozone corporate and top politicians of Goa. Closer examination of Joint Development Agreement of August 11, 2009 between Mahendra Gaunekar in his wife on one side and various groups connected with Ozone corporate reveals that Mahendra Gaunekar is to overcome environmental regulations in force through political maneuverings. In this respect probe nexus with top politicians of Goa who has been bribed to keep silence on Vanxim. Specially probe role of Digambar Kamat who is Goa’s past Chief Minister, Churchill Alemao who is Goa’s past PWD minister who visited Vanxim advocating the cause of Ozone corporate, MLA Mickey Pacheco, MLA Vishwajeet Rane, ex-member of Parliament Francisco Sardinha, and any other politician CBI may suspect.

3.    Probe into role of Defence Minister of India Manohar Parrikar, his secretary Krishnamurthy and his wife Sajla Chawla Krishnamurthy who is reported as Deputy General Manager of Ozone corporate. Defence Minister through series of nexus is directly involved in Vanxim scam as reported by Prime Media TV channel.

4.    Probe the corruption involving current Chief Minister of Goa Parsekar, Tourism Minister Parulekar and Cumbharjua MLA Pandurang Mandkaikar with their links with Ozone corporate and attempted cover ups of frauds involved. The local MLA Madkaikar gave 1000 rupees each and took 5 buses of people to the TCP office in support of Ozone corporate. To make up for the crowd even migrant labourers were roped in.

5.    Probe into role of past deputy Collectors at Panjim office who entertained ‘Condonation of delay’ applications and passed orders in favour of Ozone corporate even though Deputy Collector has no powers to do so. Two of these deputy collectors against whom CBI probe is a must are Sabhaji Shetye whose current posting is in Vasco and Sanjeev Desai who has been rewarded with posting as Director of Tourism. Sanjeev Desai wrote in his judgments that they were dictated in the open court while we know from Ligorio Silviera case judgment that this was not true as judgment was never dictated in open Court. We suspect that all the judgment in condonation of delay were written in the office of legal officers attached to Mahendra Gaunekar and Ozone corporate. Probe is needed in this regard. All the names on form I & XIV are totally and completely fraud as they are based on Deputy Collectors entertaining of condonation of delay. The powers to entertain the condonation of delay are with Administrative Tribunal. All the orders issued by Deputy Collector are void in law.

6.    Probe into the properties of Santa Monica sold to Mahendra Gaunekar. How Santa Monica did have hold of the land in Vanxim? who gave? Under what obligations? When?

We will appreciate your positive approach and action so that Goa/ Vanxim get Justice through Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is our hope.

Thanking you,

        Sd/-

Maggie Silveira

President, Goa Unit

         Sd/-

Sanjay Harmalkar

Convener, Diwar Unit

          Sd/-

Rohidas Andrade

Convener, Bambolim Unit

         Sd/-

Sanjay Pereira

Convener, Cacra Unit

Objections to Investment Promotion Board recommendation to convert Vanxim (Capao) land as settlement zone

01^st February 2016

To,

Secretary (Town and Country Planner)

Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa

To,

The Chief Town Planner,

Town and Country Planning Department,

Panjim, Goa

Subject: Objections to Investment Promotion Board recommendation to convert Vanxim (Capao) land as settlement zone to set up 5 star hotel and villas by Ozone Leisure and Resort Pvt Ltd.

Sir,

We have come to know from the media reports on January 01, 2016 that Investment Promotion Board has recommended conversion of 82,295 sq.mts of orchard land in Vanxim (Capao) in Tiswadi as settlement zone granting in-principle approval to the project of Ozone Leisure and Resort Pvt Ltd consisting of 5 Star Hotel and luxury villas.

We write to object the same on following grounds.

1.    Investment Promotion Board has never conducted site inspection to verify the nature of land in Vanxim. Vanxim is an island in Mandovi river and CRZ regulations are applicable on all sides. Besides it is also low lying area with biologically active mud flats, Khazan land, mangroves and sluice gates.

2.    The transfer of occupancy rights from Santa Monica of Old Goa to Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd are fraud as it is effected with cases against tenants for condonation of delay in Deputy Collectors’ office in Panjim when deputy collector has no powers to entertain such cases. The powers rests with Administrative Tribunal and hence entire occupancy rights in favor of Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd is void. We have called for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against the two former deputy collectors involved in this scam namely Shabaji Shetye and Sanjeev Desai.

3.    Investment Promotion Board is outsourcing of cabinet powers to private entities under Investment Promotion Act 2014. This law overrides Panchayati Raj Act, TCP Act as well as Land Revenue Code besides making mockery of the democratic system. Through this law democracy has been replaced with dictatorship. The elected representatives who supported this law have either not applied their minds or willfully betrayed their voters. The transfer of powers of Cabinet to the private actors spread out all over the country and beyond is unacceptable. We do not support this law and it must be repealed with immediate effect. We urge you to reject the Investment Promotion Board recommendation for land conversions in Vanxim.

4.    The decision of the Investment Promotion Board to bully Town Country Planning Department into getting ecologically sensitive areas of Vanxim is motivated by high level of political interference and we have already called for CBI probe into these links involving Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, His secretary Krishnamurthy and Krishnamurthy’s wife Sejla Chawla Krishnamurthy who is Deputy General Manager at Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd. We have already called for CBI investigations into this nexus reported by Prime TV Channel in Goa.

5.    Occupancy rights on tenanted land in Vanxim (Capao) has been transferred to Ozone Leisure and Resorts Pvt Ltd by Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao via Mahendra Gaunekar violating Tenancy law and Canon law by selling land without informing tenants. The tenants and the People of Vanxim were not aware and were never informed that the sale deed was registered. Only after four years of the registration of the sale deed Vanxim People came to know about the same when some people from Vanxim were taken to Bicholim and made to put their thumb on documents and offered cash. These people who put their thumb did not know to read and write. So total manipulation and fraudulency involved. Few from amongst those who knew to read and write asked for documents and then the entire game plan was revealed followed by which we went in for RTIs and got all details. We have called for CBI investigations into this aspect too.

6.    There has been opposition to this project at Malar Panchayat Gram Sabhas as well as Town and Country Planning office. Now Investment Promotion Board decision on Vanxim is a coup-d’état against every democratic institution on ground and complete insult to these institutions. Democracy has been replaced with Dictatorship and Goa has been converted into Colony open for abuse. The political consequences of Investment Promotion Act 2014 is loot and plunder of Goa’s land, and Jurisprudential value of this Act can best be compared to an assembly of thieves gathering in the middle of the city hall and proclaiming their decree.

7.    Investment Promotion Act 2014 is direct violation of not only Article 48-A and Article 51 –A (g) but also of Article 21(Right to life) of the Indian Constitution. Supreme Court relying on Article 21 declared in M.C. Mehta V/s Union of India (1987) that life; public health and ecology have priority over unemployment and loss of revenue.

8.    In M.C.Mehta V/s Union of India (1997) the Supreme Court of India has enunciated the doctrine of “Public Trust”, based on the legal theory of the Roman Empire. The idea of this theory is that certain common properties such as rivers, sea shores, forests, and the air were held by the Government in trusteeship for the free and unimpeded use of the general public. The resources like air, sea, waters and forests have such a great importance to the people as a whole, that it would be totally unjustified to make them a subject of private ownership. The concept “environment” bears a very close relationship with this doctrine. The doctrine enjoins upon the resources for the enjoyment of the general public, rather to permit their use for private ownership or commercial purposes. Investment Promotion Act 2014 is precise infringement of this Public Trust Doctrine as right to life.

9.    Investment Promotion Act 2014 is direct contravention of directive principle of State policy under Article 48-A of the Indian constitution that states as “Protection and improvement of Environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life - The State shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.

10.  Further under Article 51-A (g) it is a fundamental duty of every citizen of India “to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.” In exercise of our duty under Article 51-A (g) we call upon you to reject any proposal to of converting land in Vanxim Island as settlement zone for construction of luxury villas, 5 star hotel, resort and Golf course.

There are serious civil law and canon law frauds involved in the manner in which Vanxim has been sold.  We call upon you to pay serious attention to the objections above and reject any proposal for land conversions in Vanxim into Settlement Zone under recommendation from Investment Promotion Board. Hence and therefore such a project which is a disaster for the people of Vanxim and in no way is a development; must neither be permitted nor allowed.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

Maggie Silveira

President

5 Star Tourism corporate, Marinas, Trawlers threatens the People of Goa!

Bharat Mukti Morcha is deeply concerned about villagers of Agacaim, Siridao, Bambolim, Nauxi, Cacra, Odxel, Caranzalem in Tiswadi, Madkai in Ponda, Chicalim, Vasco, Sancoale and Cortalim are greatly troubled due to threats to livelihood they earn from Fishing in Zuari River using non mechanized fishing methods. Since April 2014 fishing nets of the fishermen have been cut up by water sports boats of the Hotel Grand Hyatt located in Bambolim and fishing activities disrupted. When fishermen objected to this, then Agacaim Police Inspector Devendra Gad came over to Bambolim beach on 19^th April 2014 and slapped local fisherman Vishnu Kankonkar. After that there has been a repeated fishing rights violation. In addition this Hotel Grand Hyatt has blocked access to the Cross and the Chapel by putting up fencing wall from all sides thereby violating community rights. Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has forced setting up of two private marinas inside Zuari River at Sancoale and Nauxim Coast. These marinas are for the rich and will completely disrupt our fishing activities and both the lease deeds of 12 and 14 October 2010 has safety provisions only for mining barges transportation and fishermen are not even acknowledged to exist. Life of this lease deed is 30 years. One lease at Nauxim is with Kargwal constructions Pvt Ltd and other at Sancoale is with Yacht Heaven Pvt. Ltd.

Fishermen are facing grave threats from the illegal – cum- unsustainable fishing carried on by trawlers that dig up the riverbed disrupting fish spawning and breeding site in Zuari River. Trawlers are banned from fishing within 5 kms from the coast in Arabian Sea, while there is complete ban on trawlers in rivers of Goa. Goa State is promoting illegal trawler fishing in Zuari River by refusing to station permanent patrol vessel in Zuari River. State is not allocating Rs. 2 crores to buy Patrol boat in Zuari. While sanctioned 25 crores to Leading hotels to set up Golf Course in Tiracol which local people are opposing. Reports have come that traditional fishermen ‘Ramponkars’ has clashed with mechanized sailing Dinghy in Arabian Sea close to Caranzalem beach. This clash too has been due to current crisis in the Fisheries department where bamon Raj rule is in force. Entire Fisheries bureaucracy in Goa has miserably failed to protect Zuari River and Arabian Sea traditional fishermen and implement Goa, Daman and Diu Fisheries Regulation Act 1980 and the Rules framed for this Act in 1981. Mini per seining, an illegal computerised fishing is threatening sustainability of fisheries in Zuari River. After repeated complaints illegal mini per seining is being conducted at night.

Double standards are followed in undertaking demolition in Coastal areas. In Baina, people’s houses were demolished on 26^th September 2015. In 2009 when Supreme Court ordered demolition of portion of Cidade de Goa hotel, State Government came out with Ordinance to protect this five star hotel and changed law. Ordinance was soon ratified in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Why no ordinance is passed to protect coastal dwellers? Similarly Hotel Grand Hyatt is found illegal by Goa Bench of Bombay High Court in for violating CRZ laws. Yet the Hotel is allowed to operate by paying fines. Why this double standards? BMM calls for halt to any GCZMA initiated demolitions at Katem, Baina till starred Hotels Grand Hyatt and Cidade de Goa are demolished. Three Mobile towers in Bambolim and Nauxim; BMM calls these mobile towers to be uprooted as there is continues radiation risk to human life.

Mandovi River is under tremendous assault. The river has been abused as Gambling den through casinos and laws are formulated for its administration. This coupled with Goa as permanent destination of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has transformed Goa into gangsters’ paradise for crime and prostitution with nexus with top Politicians. Due to this Fisheries department has been reduced to merely a department to warn fishermen from Fishing in Mandovi before Sea Planes descend into water!

On the Mandovi Coast in Survey no. 2/5 Panelim, Old Goa Coastal Management Authority has permitted construction of Pontoon Jetty inside Mandovi River. This is meant to take super rich tourists to Vanxim island that is scandalously sold by Goa Archbishop Bamon Felipe Neri Ferrao to Eurasian Bamon Mahendra Gaunekar violating Civil Law, Cannon Law and satanic patronage for little less than 55 lakhs. Mahendra Gaunekar in turn handed over this land legally to one Bangalore based corporate called Ozone leisure for 35 crore. Paddy fields, mangroves and flowing water into Mandovi at survey no.8 has been demarked as settlement zone with noting as ‘Hotel/Resort only’ in notified Regional Plan 2021. BJP had promised to scrap RP-2021 in last election manifesto but has betrayed the people of Goa and kept the same in abeyance. Imperialism promotion board that goes in the name of investment promotion board with Chief Minister as its Chairman on in June 2015 has approved not only setting up of Marinas in Zuari in April 2015 but on 14 December 2015 also approved 5 star hotel in Vanxim worth Rs. 750 crore over the low lying areas with thick mangroves, paddy fields, biologically active mud flats and flowing river. Vanxim is island in Mandovi and Santus Cristus (Patron) and Holy Cross, and CRZ laws historically protected Vanxim. And whoever tried to mess with Vanxim awaits disaster. This is for sure as Vanxim stands as most Holy place. Before Fr. Bismarque Dias died-in-action had warned of ecological disaster of flooding on neighboring islands of Malar, Divar, Chorao, Naroa, St.Estavam, Akado and Cumbarjua if Vanxim low lying areas are filled up for Hotel, Golf Course, Private Marinas, Spas, Recreation Clubs, Casinos, Prostitution, Gambling etc. We carry forward his legacy of active combat. Fr. Bismarque your high level of active involvement for Vanxim means lots to the people of Vanxim who are committed to defend Vanxim from hovering vultures like Ozone corporate, Mahendra Gaunekar, Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao, Top level bureaucrats, Indian Defense minister Manohar Parrikar, Investment Promotion Board etc. BMM calls upon people of Goa to come forward to strongly objecting this 5 star project in Vanxim.

Champions Yacht club has obtained permissions to carry on fishing in Diwar’s survey no. 118/1 of Naveli-Goltim (Piedade) Panchayat but are engaged in tourism activities.   The letter from the Champions Yacht club dated 26/02/2015 that Director have cited in Director of Fisheries  N.O.C letter dated 10/03/2015 has dubious character as there are two such letters with the same date of 26./02/2015. The first letter from Champions Yacht Club is dated 26/02/2015 but inward to the Department of Fisheries, Panaji is dated 03/03/2015 with inward number 7570. The second letter from the Champions Yacht Club is dated again 26/02/2015 but inward entry to the Department of Fisheries, Panaji is 09/03/2015 with inward no.7672. That means the letter was given entry just one day before the Director’s N.O.C for cage farming. N.O.C. was granted next day 10/03/2015. In this letter one additional sentence appears from the first letter namely “We also need approval to use mechanized/ non-mechanized boats to reach these cages.” Boats carry tourists, no fish. This is a big scandal that Director of Fisheries Shamila Monteiro is involved with.

Jai Bharat             Jai Mulnivasi!                    Jai Goa!

Police report on permissions to officials of Hotel Grand Hyatt to carry on water sports activities

Date: 26^th November 2015

To,

The Secretary and Commissioner (Ports),

Secretariat,

Porvorim,

Goa

To,

The Captain of Ports,

Panjim, Goa

Subject: Police report on permissions to officials of Hotel Grand Hyatt to carry on water sports activities

Sir,

Superintendent of Police, Coastal Security, Panjim in a letter dated 30.10.2015 to the President, Bharat Mukti Morcha has confirmed after detail investigations that it is the Captain of Ports that has granted the permissions for officials of Hotel Grand Hyatt to carry on water sports activities within the area of Hyatt Bambolim Beach within 200 meters of shore to sea upto 01 Nautical Mile.

This permission is not acceptable to the traditional fishermen in the localities of Siridao, Bambolim, Nauxim, Cacra and Odxel as it directly clashes with fishing activities. Bharat Mukti Morcha is opposed to this pro-corporate, anti-traditional fishing decision of the Captain of Ports moreover as this Hotel itself is illegal.

Bharat Mukti Morcha calls upon your office to immediately revoke all the permissions granted to any officials of Hotel Grand Hyatt including Aqua Sail with immediate effect.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

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Maggie Silveira

President,

Goa State Unit

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Sanjay Pereira

Convener,

Cacra unit

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Rohidas Andrade

Convener,

Bambolim unit

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Soccoro Braganza

Convener,

Siridao Unit

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Anthony Cardozo

Convener,

Curca Unit

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Sitaram Pereira

Convener,

Odxel Unit

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Milind Palkar

Convener,

Nauxi unit

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Chandrakant Lotlikar

Secretary, Bharat Mukti Morcha,

Siridao Unit

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Hanuman Dias

Co-convenor

Odxel Unit

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Honu Dinkar,

Co-convener,

Odxel Unit

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Deu Kankonkar

Secretary,

Nauxi Unit

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Bikaro Dias

Co-convener,

Odxel Unit

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Yeshwant Shirodkar,

Co-convener,

Odxel Unit

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Manguesh Sawant,

Co-convener,

Odxel unit

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Amir Mardolkar,

Co-convener,

Nauxim Unit

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Francis Coelho,

Co-convener,

Nauxim Unit

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Dulba Pereira,

Co-convener,

Cacra Unit

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Santosh Gauns,

Co-convener,

Cacra Unit

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Sheila D’mello,

Co-convener

Cacra Unit

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Santosh Kukalkar,

Co-convener

Cacra unit